Victor Fuentes, General Manager and CEO of Washington State’s Franklin PUD, discusses the launch of a successful student intern program at Franklin PUD and other efforts at the PUD to proactively address workforce issues facing the utility sector in the latest episode of Public Power Now. He also addresses the steps that Franklin PUD is taking to meet Washington State's Clean Energy Transformation Act requirement that it develop a plan outlining how the PUD will transition to 100% clean electricity by 2045.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, David Reyes, General Manager of Pasadena Water and Power in California, discusses how the utility is helping to achieve Pasadena’s goal of sourcing 100% of Pasadena’s electricity from carbon-free sources by the end of 2030 and provides details on a utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System being pursued by Pasadena Water and Power.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Casey Crabtree, Director of Economic Development at Heartland Energy, a South Dakota-based joint action agency, provides details on Heartland Energy’s Demand-Adjusted Technology Advantage program, an interruptible data center rate policy, which was launched in March of this year.

In the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, Carolyn Slaughter, Senior Director for Environmental Policy at APPA, provides an update on key environmental regulations of importance to the public power community including EPA’s proposal to repeal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Rule Amendments. She also details what resources APPA offers to its members to help them stay on top of changes to key environmental regulations and new environmental proposals.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dawn Weisz, CEO of California community choice aggregator MCE, provides details on the benefits that flow to MCE and its member communities from the issuance of green bonds and describes MCE’s approach to power supply planning.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Terry Wimberley, President and CEO of the Paris Board of Public Utilities, the public power utility for Paris, Tennessee, details how the utility engages with the Paris community and its customers including Paris BPU’s Customer Academy. He also discusses the strategies that the utility has implemented with respect to its workforce including recruiting the next generation of employees at the utility.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Erin Keys, Utilities Director for Columbia, Missouri, details how the city’s utility approaches power supply planning and discusses projections for power demand. She also discusses what her priorities have been since taking on her new role as Utilities Director. Keys started in her new role as Utilities Director in late May after serving as the Utilities Department’s interim director since March 2025. 

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Sharon Israel, Utilities Director for the public power community of Loveland, Colorado, discusses the success of the utility’s drone inspection program, which launched a year ago, and details the ways in which Loveland benefits from its relationship with Platte River Power Authority, a joint action agency.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Godfrey, Senior Government Relations Director at APPA, discusses the recent enactment of budget reconciliation legislation and the new law’s effect on public power. Meanwhile, the enactment of the budget reconciliation legislation has started the clock on a number of tax credit-related deadlines, which are detailed by Godfrey.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Doug Buresh, President and CEO of the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency, discusses the key benefits that KYMEA offers to its all requirements members and details KYMEA’s strategies related to assembling its power supply portfolio.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Kevin Kelly, the former Manager of Groton Electric Light Department in Massachusetts, discusses a time-of-use rate case study that the utility completed in 2024 in collaboration with APPA. Among other things, he details the key takeaways from the study.

In the latest episode of APPA’s Public Power Now podcast, John Horner, President and CEO of Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities, discusses the utility’s broadband project including how grant funding for the project was secured. He also details the steps that Easton Utilities has taken to earn recognition for its safe operating practices and exceptional electric reliability.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Amy Zubaly, Executive Director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association, discusses how public power utilities and FMEA have prepared for this year’s hurricane season including a 2025 Hurricane & Storm Preparedness Forum held by FMEA in May.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve VanderMeer, an executive consultant, discusses a new guidebook, Strategic Planning in Public Power: Creating a Guide to Enduring Success, which provides tools and insights to help public power utilities create a strategic plan that aligns with community values and expectations.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ursula Schryver, Senior Vice President for Education, Training & Events at APPA, discusses APPA’s 2025 Current State of Nuclear Virtual Summit, which is scheduled to take place August 19 through August 21. The summit will explore the latest advancements and future prospects of new nuclear, including small modular reactors and advanced nuclear.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Lindsey Buttel, Manager for Research and Statistics at APPA, details how results from APPA’s 2025 Utility Salary Survey will be utilized to benefit APPA’s members and discusses the types of questions that are included in the survey.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, John Godfrey, Senior Government Relations Director at APPA, discusses APPA’s newly released Elective Pay Blueprint for Public Power, which provides guidance to public power utilities that are considering the development of projects relying on elective payment of energy tax credits. Among other things, he provides details on guidance the blueprint provides to public power utilities in a number of areas.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Katie Abraham, Executive Director of the Michigan Municipal Electric Association, discusses key findings included in a recently released report that details the positive impact of public power utilities in the state. She also describes the services that MMEA provides to its member utilities and details how MMEA is helping its members to successfully meet challenges. This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Tim Haines, General Manager of California public power utility Alameda Municipal Power, details how the utility engages with its customers and the Alameda community and discusses the steps the utility has taken to achieve 100% clean energy since 2020. This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Ji Yoon Lee, Manager, Research and Development at APPA, details how APPA members benefit from receiving an APPA Reliable Public Power Provider program designation.

This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Dwayne Fulk, President and CEO at City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri, discusses the public power utility’s plans to add generation and details the strategies that the utility has adopted to maintain low rates for its customers. This episode of Public Power Now is sponsored by the Energy Authority.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeff Stewart, Director of Louisiana public power utility Lafayette Utilities System, and chair of the National Conference Local Arrangements Committee, and Ursula Schryver, APPA’s Senior Vice President, Education, Training, and Events, detail key sessions and activities at APPA’s 2025 National Conference in New Orleans, La., as well as what New Orleans and Louisiana have to offer and what attendees can expect. The National Conference will take place June 6 through June 11.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jill Weiss, Utilities Director of Wisconsin public power utility Stoughton Utilities, details the steps that the utility has taken to maintain high levels of safety and reliability and discusses a program under which utility customers can help support local community service organizations.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Jeremy Ash, General Manager of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities, a Kansas public power utility, discusses the utility’s most recent integrated resource plan and offers details on his long-term goals for BPU. Ash officially became general manager of the utility at the start of this year.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Steve Wendell, Civil Engineering Supervisor at Oregon public power utility McMinnville Water and Light, discusses a communications trailer developed by the utility that will enable it to communicate if a disaster damages or wipes out communication systems regionally or nationally.